With servant hearts, University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) students embarked on a weeklong mission trip to volunteer in the community of Batey Nueve, Dominican Republic.

Gergana Deevska, Ph.D., joins the faculty at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) as an assistant professor of biochemistry with dual appointments at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and KYCO.

The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine will formally welcome members of the Class of 2020 during a traditional White Coat Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville.

The University of Pikeville, in partnership with the Kentucky Humanities Council and the Pulitzer Prize Board, is bringing 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Joel Pett, to campus on Sept. 13.

University of Pikeville-Elliott School of Nursing has announced the May 2016 class of 32 nursing graduates achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

Josephine O. Owoeye, O.D., MPH, joins the faculty at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) as an assistant clinical professor with a specialty in pediatric optometry and binocular vision.

Area middle and high school students sharpened their technology skills and learned about the science of vision in a setting centered on virtual reality during the University of Pikeville’s second Esports and Vision Science Academy.

Forty-one Kentucky high school students from 16 counties across the region recently completed the annual Professional Education Preparation Program (PEPP) at the University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM).